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Ended the Mexican-American War and allowed mexican residents to become US citizens or go back to Mexico
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Discouraged Chinese immigration into California and instituted special taxes on employers who hire Chinese workers.
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Restricted all Chinese immigration to the United States for a period of ten years
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Levies a tax of 50 cents on all immigrants landing at US ports and makes several categories of immigrants ineligible for citizenship.
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Law prohibits any company or individual from bringing foreigners into the United States under contract to perform labor.
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Extends the Chinese Exclusion Act for then more years, and adds the requirement that all Chinese residency carry permit.
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No ending date
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“aliens ineligible for citizenship” (Chinese and Japanese) from owning property in the state
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Restricts immigration from Asia by creating an “Asiatic Barred Zone”
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Requires the registration and fingerprinting of all aliens in the United States over the age of 14.
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Removes the national origins quota system. It establishes a ceiling of 270,000 immigrants per year with no more than 20,000 from one country.
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Allows for illegal aliens to apply for legal status and prohibits employers from hiring illegal aliens
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Phone verification for worker authentication by employers and access to welfare benefits more difficult
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Required use of IDs meeting certain security standards to enter gov’t building.
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Calls for all aliens over the age of 14 to register with the U.S. government and have registration documents in their possession at all times.
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Requires public schools to check students’ immigration status and instructs police to check the immigration status of anyone they stop if they suspect the person of being an undocumented immigrant.
